Dean's Board of Visitors

The Dean's Board of Visitors has as its mission "contributing to the furtherance of the reputation and stature of the University of Minnesota Medical School by providing advice and counsel to the dean." Its membership includes community leaders from several arenas.

Earl Bakken, Founder and Director Emeritus, Medtronic, Inc.
Sue Bennett, Former President, University of Minnesota Alumni Association
Kathleen Blatz, Former Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
Arne Carlson, Former Governor, State of Minnesota
Richard Carlson, M.D., Past President, Medical Alumni Society
Peter Dorsey, Esq., Former Senior Partner, Dorsey and Whitney
Nazie Eftekhari, Chair and CEO, HealthEz
Barbara Forster, Former Board Chair, Minnesota Medical Foundation
Beverly Grossman, Community Volunteer
John Herrell, Former Vice President, Mayo Foundation Board
Stanley Hubbard, Chair and CEO, Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
Josie Johnson, Ed.D., Former Regent, University of Minnesota
Becky Malkerson, President and CEO, Minnesota Medical Foundation
Walter Mondale, L.L.B., Former Vice President, United States
Paul Olson, Former President and CEO, Blandin Foundation
Anita Pampusch, Ph.D., Former President, Bush Foundation
Carl Platou, M.H.A., Senior Advisor to the Dean
Robert Pohlad, Chair and CEO, PepsiAmericas, Inc.
David Roe, Former President, AFL-CIO Minnesota
Alan Schuman, Chair Emeritus and Former CEO, Ecolab, Inc.
Winston Wallin, Chair Emeritus, Medtronic, Inc.